New Port Richey East, FL
New Port Richey East, FL's wildfire risk, in USFS's own numbers
USFS scores New Port Richey East at the 82nd national percentile for wildfire risk to structures (in USFS's highest wildfire-risk band nationally), a figure built from 4,737 real buildings rather than raw vegetation cover. (Source: USFS's Wildfire Risk to Communities methodology.)
Separately from the risk score above, New Port Richey East's burn probability — fire likelihood with no building count factored in — sits at the 80th percentile nationally.
What "at risk" means for the buildings here
Most of New Port Richey East's buildings (91.7% of 4,737) fall outside USFS's Direct and Indirect zones entirely — that doesn't zero out the score above, it means the risk is regional, not structure-by-structure.
How New Port Richey East compares
New Port Richey East ranks lower within Florida (54th percentile statewide) than its 82nd national percentile suggests alone — a calmer spot in a state where wildfire risk generally runs high. Among the 31,521 US communities USFS scores, New Port Richey East ranks 5,670 for wildfire risk (1 is highest) and 3,601 by building count (1 is largest). Within Florida alone, it ranks 445 of 955 places by risk. See the full county-by-county picture for Florida on its state page.
What this risk score means for insurance
New Port Richey East's 82nd-percentile, very high rating is the kind of score behind a broader national pattern: insurers pulling back from the highest wildfire-risk markets, non-renewing or declining new policies outright, most visibly in California. Shopping around, not assuming automatic renewal, tends to matter here.
Hardening a home in New Port Richey East
New Port Richey East's 91.7% Minimal-exposure share means structure-level hardening matters less here than it would elsewhere — still worth the low-cost basics, per the home-hardening guide.
Where New Port Richey East's figures come from
New Port Richey East's 82nd-percentile score and its burn-probability figure both come from the same USFS workbook, documented in the methodology guide. The exposure-zones guide covers what New Port Richey East's dominant minimal exposure actually means, with real examples from across the dataset.